About Me

I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

This MSNBC video shows US Marines in a desolate part of Afghanistan where 3 US Marines are killed during a heated battle with the Taliban. TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/KDJy0LdZPwM&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Video shows US Marines in combat in Iraq. The music is "Space and Time." WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES IN THIS VIDEO.TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/C_LTvGSHHh4&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

What you don't see on your TV about the real war in Iraq. A video I have edited showcasing the true horrors of the Iraq conflict which you will not see on mainstream television. Many pictures had to be edited because they were too graphic for this video, however the video is a graphic reminder of what war is really like in Iraq. WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEO.TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/CuehYGXM_Og&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY THIS VIDEO

Video shows roadside bombs exploding that killed 4 US soldiers in Iraq on Tuesday and 4 more US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERSWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/ZnZqHS24qp8&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Four U.S. troops killed in Iraq roadside blastsStory HighlightsNEW: Seven Iraqis, including police, killed in flurry of attacks during RamadanIt's the deadliest day for U.S. troops since they pulled out of urban areas on June 30Police officers also wounded in blasts in Baghdad, Taji

http://www.cnn.com/BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Roadside bombings in Iraq killed four American troops and seven Iraqis in a flurry of attacks Tuesday corresponding with a Muslim holy month when insurgents regularly step up their fighting.The attacks, which occurred in Baghdad and several hot spots in northern Iraq, also left 28 people wounded.The strikes fell during the holy month of Ramadan, considered to be a time of peace and giving for Muslims across the world.The Americans died when roadside bombings targeted their patrols, the U.S. military said. Three U.S. troops were killed near the Salaheddin provincial city of Baiji in northern Iraq. Another service member was killed in southern Baghdad.The four were from the Multi-National Corps-Iraq, and their identifications were being withheld pending notification of next of kin.The killings marked the deadliest day for U.S. troops since June 30 when they pulled out of urban areas as part of a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.#######Four U.S. service members killed in AfghanistanStory HighlightsFour U.S. service members killed in fighting in eastern AfghanistanTwo people killed in explosion at Kabul International Airport, six woundedOfficial: Suicide bomber struck near gate of military section of airportKABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Four U.S. service members were killed in fighting Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.The deaths took place in Kunar province in what a spokeswoman called an "ongoing event."Troop deaths have mounted in Afghanistan this year as American and other international forces have stepped up their fight against the Taliban.August was the deadliest month for the U.S. military in the nearly eight-year-old war, with 52 fatalities. The four deaths on Tuesday bring the number of U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan to 13 in September.Elsewhere, a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded six others Tuesday morning in the Kabul airport's military section, Afghan officials said.U.S. and Belgian nationals were among the wounded, a Western diplomatic official told CNN. The victims were all civilians, the Interior Ministry official said.The blast occurred near a gate at Kabul International Airport, said Zamari Bashari, a representative of Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior.

General Stanley McChrystal, the new US commander in Afghanistan, has told his troops that their success will be measured in terms of Afghan livessaved, as opposed to Taliban fighters killed. As the country prepared for the August elections, Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher spent two weeks embedded with the US army's Charlie Company 1-32 in Kunar province. TURN UP YOUR SOUNDWATCH VIDEO HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/v/7mu_qoWammw&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

A series of bomb blasts has killed more than 50 people near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. The attacks came less than 24 hours after workers began removing protective blast walls around the capital, under government orders. As Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid reports, the bombings underscore the violence that still plagues the country following the pull back of US troops from Iraq's major cities in June. WATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/A5yxiaZijHk&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Associated Press Writer= BAGHDAD (AP)Suicide attackers struck near a Shiite mosque north of Baghdad and a checkpoint west of the capital on Monday as bombings killed at least 17 people nationwide.

The violence was concentrated in former Sunni insurgent strongholds that have seen a sharp decline in violence after local tribal leaders turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. Despite the relative calm, a series of deadly bombings have raised concerns about a resurgence of violence as the U.S. military scales back its presence, with a full withdrawal planned by the end of 2011.

The attacks which mainly targeted checkpoints and Iraqi policemen €”also highlighted the weaknesses in the Iraqi security forces, which are struggling to prove they are ready to take over from the Americans.

The deadliest attack was a suicide car bomber who struck a line of vehicles waiting to be inspected before crossing a bridge near the Anbar provincial capital of Ramadi, police said.